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TIL that George Washington died with a net worth of $594.2 million in today’s money, and drew a presidential salary of $25,000 (~$900k today) which was around 2% of the government’s budget at the time.

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kJk84 TIL the origin of "sweatshop" was in the 19th century when new technology like sewing machines made mass production possible. "Sweating" was defined by the British parliament as "work carried on for inadequate wages and for excessive hours in insanitary conditions"
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oQX8 TIL it was illegal in the US to have replaceable bulbs in car headlights until 1983.
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